The Food Capitals of the World, According to Instagram

You cannot scroll through your Instagram feed without seeing a delicious handful of food photos – you just can’t. But where are all of these #foodphotos coming from, and do the French really love macarons way more than the rest of the world?

Photo World set out to investigate which cities like which food. The interactive project called “The Food Capitals of Instagram” features a series of maps that highlight the popularity of 18 well-known foods and dishes. The map uses hashtag numbers to show which city shows which food the most love.

Check out the top three cities that give each of these dishes the most love.

#Burger

A photo posted by @dingster.eats on Jul 16, 2015 at 2:53pm PDT

Burgers are an American staple, but surprisingly Londoners take the cake when it comes to the amount of burger hashtags worldwide.

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1. London, England
2. New York City, USA
3. Los Angles, USA

#Macaron

A photo posted by Marivette (@loudtasteless) on Jul 17, 2015 at 8:40am PDT

These beautiful French sweets are quite popular in East Asia – together, Bangkok and Seoul account for 15% of the macaron hashtag.

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1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Seoul, South Korea
3. Paris, France

#Pizza

A photo posted by Ami (@eatwithami) on May 5, 2015 at 6:31pm PDT

Native to Italy, pizza has made its way across the globe. Guess what – the number of pizza tags in New York City is more than Naples, Rome, Milan and Bologna combined. Do folks in Italy not use hashtags or does NYC just love pizza more?

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1. New York City, USA
2. Los Angeles, USA
3. Naples, Italy

#Sushi

A photo posted by GoCase – Capas Exclusivas (@gocasebr) on Jul 16, 2015 at 5:42pm PDT

Sushi originates in Japan, but it has made its way into Western cuisine – and it has been popular in New York City since the late 1980s.

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1. New York City, USA
2. Los Angeles, USA
3. Bangkok, Thailand

#PulledPork

A photo posted by @hambaka_diner on Jul 16, 2015 at 4:09am PDT

London dominates the pulled pork game – 7.5% of all #pulledpork photos are taken in the British capital, despited its origin in the American South.

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1. London, UK
2. New York City, USA
3. Melbourne, Australia

#Churro

A photo posted by Nisha? (@x_nisha_s) on Jul 17, 2015 at 6:55am PDT

Originally from Spain, churros were brought to East Asia by the Portuguese… and they only continued to spread around the world. And #thankgod because they are perfect.

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1. Madrid, Spain
2. Sao Paulo, Brazil
3. Singapore, Singapore

Check out the interactive map here.